Though the hull bore a strong resemblance to McManus' famous Gloucester fishing schooner designs, it as a pilot boat stationed on the Mobile Bar until 1966.

In the early 1990s, with a dwindling market for windjammer cruises, which lack most modern amenities, children became the new direction for the Coastwise Packet Company, the original name of what is now also the Black Dog Tall Ships.

As an ambassador for the Black Dog, as well as a platform for youngsters to experience life at sea, the vessel can be seen cruising the waters of southern New England during the summer and making occasional visits to towns with a maritime heritage in the shoulder season.

A Coast Guard boat crew safely transferred 17 passengers from the grounded Alabama near the mouth of the Mystic River, Connecticut, on Sunday evening, June 18, 2017.

Around 6:15 pm, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound Command Center were notified that the 126-foot schooner, with 17 passengers and five crew aboard, had run aground near the mouth of the river.